As you may have figured out already by reading my previous blog posts, I’m passionate about good beer. I’m even more passionate about good local beer. Good beer that’s produced in our wee country and sold in increasing numbers to a more discerning and knowledgeable public. It’s one thing to be passionate about local beer,…… Continue reading Northern Ireland Breweries as of 2014 and beyond…
I’ve just returned from the Irish Craft Beer and Cider Festival in Dublin and what a great festival it is. Organised by Beoir who champion craft beer throughout the land the festival is held in the RDS every November. Unlike the Belfast festival, which is organised and run by CAMRA NI with the bar in…… Continue reading Irish Craft Beer Festival 2014
The first ‘Fest at Raceview Mill’ in Broughshane brought together local food and drink producers as well as hosting many different arts and crafts stalls. A great selection of beer was on offer from Counties Down (Farmageddon), Tyrone (Pokertree), Meath (Bru) and Manchester (Marble Brewing’s Lagonda IPA is fantastic), as well as local cider and…… Continue reading The Raceview Festival in Broughshane
The journey to discovering craft beer and real ale (let’s band them together and use the term ‘tasty beer’) is long and winding for some. Less so others. I’m in the ‘some’ category. My earliest memories of beer in the early 1980s are of an uncle drinking cans of Carlsberg Special Brew and my Dad…… Continue reading Your First Tasty Beer Moment?
I’d not been out pubbing in Dublin for a quite a while. So for my birthday Mrs W and I decided (well, I decided, really) to spend a couple of days down south seeing what it has to offer in terms of quality establishments that serve more than just Guinness and Carlsberg. This is by…… Continue reading Dublin Craft Beer Pubs – An Outsider’s View
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